Simon & Schuster to Publish Eloise Sequel

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing announced that they have negotiated an agreement with the estate of the late Kay Thompson and with illustrator Hilary Knight to publish Eloise Takes a Bawth. February 15, 2002

Stephen Riggio Named CEO of Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc. February 15, 2002

Mr. Magazine Names Notable Launches of 2001

Samir Husni, the Internet's Mr. February 8, 2002

Knit It Magazine Debuts

Knit It! is a new magazine collaboration between Better Homes and Gardens of Meredith Corporation and Lion Brand Yarn. February 8, 2002

Uclick To Provide Comics For Knight Ridder Digital

Knight Ridder Digital, the online subsidiary of Knight Ridder and founder/operator of the Real Cities Network, and Uclick, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal, announced a strategic agreement whereby Uclick will manage branded comic and puzzle content for Knight Ridder Digital's Real Cities local media network of websites. February 7, 2002

Newspapers Losing Classified Readership To Job Sites

Readership of newspaper classified ads in 67 metro markets surveyed by The Media Audit declined more than 11 percent in three years and more than 25 percent of those who regularly read employment ads do so on the web. February 7, 2002

New Biosecurity Journal to be Published by Mary Ann Liebert

Publisher Mary Ann Liebert announced a new quarterly peer-reviewed journal, Biosecurity: The Journal of Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science that will be published both in print and online. February 7, 2002

Hearst Magazines and Chic Simple Announce Partnership

Hearst Magazines and Chic Simple Ltd. February 7, 2002

Penton Media To Launch Connected Home Magazine in April

Penton Media announced it will publish the premier issue of Connected Home Magazine in April 2002. February 7, 2002

Cokesbury.com Partners With Lightning Source For Religious Ebooks

Cokesbury. February 7, 2002

Del Rey To Publish Books Based on Xbox Games

Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc, announced the creation of a major new joint book development agreement with Microsoft's Xbox video game system to create a fiction publishing program. February 7, 2002

Viacom to Integrate Simon & Schuster With Entertainment Group

Viacom Inc. February 1, 2002

UP Media Group Acquires CMP Media's PCB Group

Newly formed UP Media Group, Inc. February 1, 2002

Reader's Digest and Hasbro Announce Licensing Agreement

Reader's Digest Children's Publishing and Hasbro, Inc. February 1, 2002

CMP Media To Debut New Architect Magazine in March

CMP Media LLC announced that the first issue of New Architect magazine will debut at the CTIA Wireless conference in Orlando on March 20, 2002 and at Internet World 2002 in Los Angeles on April 22, 2002. February 1, 2002

INT Media Group Acquires SmallBusinessComputing.com

INT Media Group announced that it acquired the online and offline assets of Small Business Computing Magazine, including DestinationSmallBiz. February 1, 2002

Greenwood Launches Online Edition of The Horn Book

Greenwood Electronic Media has announced the launch of a subscription online version of The Horn Book Guide. February 1, 2002

Finalists Named for Barnes & Noble's 2001 Discover Great New Writers Awards

Barnes & Noble announced the short list for its 2001 Discover Great New Writers Awards. February 1, 2002

Yahoo Offers Premium Content Search

divine, inc. January 25, 2002

Washingtonpost.com Uses Content Orbiting In New Real Estate Section

Washingtonpost. January 25, 2002

University Business and Matrix Magazine Join Forces

Professional Media Group (PMG) announced a merger between two leading business publications for college and university administrators -- New York City-based University Business and Norwalk, CT-based Matrix Magazine. January 25, 2002

R.R. Bowker Adds Content To Ulrichsweb.com

R. January 25, 2002

Salon Claims 35,000 Paid Subscribers

Salon Media Group, a new media company and publisher of Salon magazine, announced that its three fee-based services -- Salon Premium, Table Talk and The Well -- have collectively surpassed 35,000 paying subscribers. January 25, 2002

National Press Foundation Award Winners Announced

The National Press Foundation has announced the winners of its 2001 awards. January 25, 2002

Amazon.com Offers Sneak Peek At Grisham's New Legal Thriller

Amazon. January 25, 2002